Structure prediction and phylogenetic analysis of a functionally diverse family of proteins homologous to the MT-A70 subunit of the human mRNA:m6A methyltransferase

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 431-444

  Bujnicki, Janusz M ^a   Feder, Marcin ^a,b   Radlinska, Monika ^b   Blumenthal, Robert M ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular permutation; DNA methylation; Fold recognition; Homology modeling; Methyltransferases; N6 Methyladenine; Protein structure prediction; RNA modification; S Adenosylmethionine

Indexed keywords

6 N METHYLADENINE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0036788427     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-002-2339-8     Document Type: Article

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